Passholder Party Was Fun And Raised Funds For Bartlett and Berlin Recreation & AbilityPLUS Inc.

Bartlett & Pinkham Notch, NH – Attitash Mountain Resort and Wildcat Mountain held its annual season passholder party Saturday, February 11 at the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel. The Grand Ballroom was filled to just under capacity with holders of the joint 2011/12 Attitash & Wildcat season pass and guests enjoyed complimentary food, beverage, lots of raffle door prizes, and a DJ & dancing. Skier and riders enjoyed the evening with friends and families and got to know other familiar faces or persons they’ve chatted with in the base lodge or on chairlifts. “The annual season passholder party is one of our bigger social events seasonally,” said Attitash Mountain Resort General Manager John Lowell. “But it has also been an annual event that raises funds for local organizations and allows us, and our passholders, to give back to the community that helps to support Attitash and Wildcat.”

One of the highlights of the annual season passholder parties has been both the silent and live auctions to benefit local organizations. This year, specific donated items and services from both Attitash Mountain Resort and Wildcat Mountain were designated to benefit AbilityPLUS Inc., Bartlett Recreation Department, or the Berlin Recreation Department. Some of the items included vintage trail signs, season passes, one-of-a-kind framed panoramas and photography by Laura Tuveson, rides with our snow groomers, early morning skiing and pre-public lift privileges with the Attitash Mountain Resort General Manager or Wildcat Mountain General Manager, and custom-made ski & snowboard deck furniture donated by SkiChair.com.

Party attendees were ready to bid high and bid often on the many items and by the end of the evening, Attitash Mountain Resort and Wildcat Mountain season passholders had raised a combined total of $6,445 in donations benefitting the three organizations. “There was a lively, and at times competitive, bidding atmosphere among our passholders,” noted Wildcat Mountain General Manager Josh Boyd. “The evening was great and the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel was the perfect venue and hosts for a party this size. As much fun as it was, it’s great to know that AbilityPLUS as well as Berlin & Bartlett Recreation Departments benefited as a result.”

Photo #1 – AbilityPLUS Inc. Program Director Liz Stokinger accepts a $1,770 donation from Attitash Mountain Resort General Manager John Lowell.

Photo #2 – Bartlett Recreation Department Director Annette Libby accepts a $2,805 donation from Attitash Mountain Resort General Manager John Lowell and Marketing Coordinator Laura Tuveson.

Photo #3 – Berlin Recreation Department Programmer Terry Letarte and friends accept a $1,870 donation from Wildcat Mountain General Manager Josh Boyd.

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Attitash Mountain Resort, located in the Mount Washington Valley, has most recently been ranked amongst the East’s top ten ski resorts for grooming, weather, accessibility, and off-hill activities by readers of SKI Magazine. Offering two distinct mountains, Attitash and Bear Peak, and one of New England’s most advanced snow making systems, Attitash is known for its signature terrain parks, ski school and children’s programs, open-glade terrain, apres entertainment, family value, the year-round mountain coaster attraction, and quality slopeside accommodations featuring the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel. For further information, please visit www.attitash.com or call 1-800-223 SNOW.

Wildcat Mountain, a year-round destination located 100% within the White Mountain National Forest in Pinkham Notch, is home to New Hampshire’s most powerful quad summit chair lift and is renowned for its high summit elevation over 4,000 feet and greater than 2,100 vertical feet of skiing and riding; longest novice trail in the state at just under 3 miles; and proximity to Mt. Washington that contributes up to 200 inches of snow and a long winter/spring season annually. Wildcat Mountain has consistently been rated #1 Scenery and Top Ten in the East for Snow, Terrain Challenge, and Value by readers of SKI Magazine. For further information, please visit www.skiwildcat.com or call 1-888-SKI WILD.